massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws | the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit |
an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price | the act of putting on robes or vestments |
| the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank |
| outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism |
| the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result |
| money that is invested with an expectation of profit |